generate-resume

name	generate-resume
description	Generate tailored resumes from job postings by analyzing role requirements and selecting the best archetype. Use when you have a job description and need a tailored resume, when applying to a new job, or when someone asks which resume variation fits a role. Triggers on requests mentioning job postings, resume tailoring, archetypes, or generating application materials.

Generate Tailored Resume

Generate job-targeted resumes by analyzing postings and applying role archetypes to the master resume content.

Quick Start

"Generate a resume for @jobs/company-name"
"Which archetype fits this job posting best?"
"Regenerate my default resume"

Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Job Posting

Read the job posting from jobs/{company}/job.md and extract:

• Role title and seniority level
• Required technical skills
• Nice-to-have qualifications
• Company stage (startup, growth, enterprise)
• Culture signals (remote, async, product-focused, etc.)
• Key themes and keywords

Step 2: Select Archetype

Load archetypes from references/archetypes/ and score each against the job requirements.

Available archetypes:

Archetype	Best For
product-engineer	Product-focused roles, full-stack, startup, user-facing features
platform-engineer	Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, internal tools, cloud architecture
fractional-cto	Leadership, strategy, architecture, mentorship, advisory
default	Generic "share with anyone" version, balanced emphasis

Selection logic:

1. Count keyword matches from archetype's trigger_keywords
2. Score alignment between job requirements and archetype's experience_emphasis
3. Select highest-scoring archetype
4. If scores are within 15%, ask user to choose

Load the selected archetype: references/archetypes/{archetype-name}.md

Step 3: Generate Resume

Using guidance from references/tailoring.md and the selected archetype:

1. Read master content from src/base.md
2. Apply tagline from archetype
3. Rewrite summary emphasizing archetype's summary_focus themes
4. Reorder skills based on skills_priority (most relevant first)
5. Select experience bullets that demonstrate required skills
6. Reframe bullets to emphasize relevant aspects (not rewrite entirely)
7. Reorder projects based on relevance to role

Step 4: Output

Write the generated resume to jobs/{company}/resume.md with frontmatter:

---
generated_at: [ISO timestamp]
source: src/base.md
archetype: [selected archetype]
job_posting: jobs/{company}/job.md
---

Report to user:

• Selected archetype and confidence score
• Key tailoring decisions made
• Suggested next steps: review, build PDF

Critical Rules

1. Never invent content — Only use content from src/base.md
2. Never remove sections — Summary, Skills, Experience, Education must all appear
3. Reframe, don't rewrite — Emphasize different aspects of the same achievements
4. Maintain formatting — Follow exact markdown conventions from base.md
5. Target 1-2 pages — Be selective with bullets; quality over quantity

Invocation Patterns

# Generate for specific job application
"Generate a resume for @jobs/company-name"

# With explicit archetype (skip auto-selection)
"Generate a resume for @jobs/stripe using the platform-engineer archetype"

# Regenerate the default "share with anyone" version
"Regenerate my default resume"
"Update src/default.md with product-engineer focus"

# Analyze only (recommend archetype without generating)
"Which archetype fits @jobs/new-company best?"
"Analyze this job posting for archetype fit"

# Create new archetype
"Create a new archetype for frontend-engineer roles"

Directory Structure

jobs/
  {company}/
    job.md          # Job posting (input)
    resume.md       # Generated resume (output)

src/
  base.md           # Master resume (source of truth)
  default.md        # Generic "share with anyone" version

.claude/skills/generate-resume/
  SKILL.md          # This file
  references/
    archetypes/     # Role archetype definitions
    tailoring.md    # Content tailoring guidelines

Building PDF

After generating and reviewing the resume:

./build/build.sh jobs/{company}/resume.md "Your-Name-Company"

Output: output/Your-Name-Company.pdf

Adding New Archetypes

Create a new file in references/archetypes/ following the format:

---
name: archetype-name
tagline: "Your Title | Specialty | Focus"
trigger_keywords:
  - keyword1
  - keyword2
summary_focus:
  - theme1
  - theme2
skills_priority:
  - Skill1
  - Skill2
experience_emphasis:
  - emphasis1
  - emphasis2
de_emphasize:
  - thing1
  - thing2
---

# Archetype Name

## When to Use
Description of when this archetype applies...

## Key Themes
What to highlight...

## Experience Reframing
How to reframe specific roles...

References

• Archetype definitions — Role-specific guidance
• Tailoring guidelines — General tailoring principles